157lbs Michael Poeta vs Trent Paulson - 2006 Midlands

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⋅ May, 13 2009 | Coverage created by Cliff Fretwell

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Mike Poeta made the jump from simply qualifying for the NCAA tournament in 06 to contending for the title in 07. The country's eyes opened up went he beat Trent Paulson at Midlands in the finals. He is…
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#18	Anonymous Coward November 14 at 6:39pm I would have to agree with that! He is quite the athlete to watch!
#17	Doglist November 14 at 12:10pm Great match. Thanks for sharing this one. I think Poeta might be one of the best wrestlers never to win an NCAA championship.
#16	Ed The Doober November 7 at 3:27pm Am I the only person who thoroughly dislikes the Paulson wrestling style? I can't believe the ref handed Paulson that win over Henning at the NCAAs. Henning killed him, had him on his back for more than 5 seconds and they called potentially dangerous and didn't even give Henning any points, even though he had Paulson on his back for a good 5 seconds before the potentially dangerous call was made.
#15	B Ocho October 22 at 1:45pm the cameraman shouldve been fired, ZOOM OUT.
#14	IndyRR October 17 at 11:17pm zehHard to believe these two are the same weight. Paulson looks so much bigger. Guess I'm a little prejudiced in favor of the guys who can get a takedown when they need it. Poeta wrestled a great match right up to the point where he tried to run out the clock. I hate it when guys try to do that.
#13	Yes He Is October 17 at 7:08pm saw him this summer in jersey and he said hes preparing to make the 2012 olympic team
#12	Mike James October 17 at 5:04pm damn poeta is a stud on his feet. is he going to compete internationally?
#11	Harrison Cook October 16 at 6:55pm i dunno about the angles of soem of these shots the you don't really get a good look at poeta's shots
#10	A.J. Guardado October 16 at 6:27pm ref? said: “On the second takedown, they were in the same position for about 15 seconds, and then the ref finally gave the takedown. What changed?” poeta wasn't locked around the legs, and his head wasn't out to the side yet. even after he did that, the ref still had to get around to the other side to make sure. so he was still a few second late giving the td.
#9	mjo125 October 16 at 6:15pm Cliff Fretwell said: “Trent got 4th this year Travis got 6th at NCAA's” Nope. Trent took 1st and Travis took 5th at NCAA's.
#8	Cliff Fretwell October 16 at 2:59pm Poeta won 9-8 no TD at the end.
#7	Confused October 16 at 2:43pm poeta won?
#6	Johann Gerlach October 16 at 1:49pm I'm ready form some new Dirty Flow!
#5	John October 16 at 1:11pm did trent win?
#4	Cliff Fretwell October 16 at 9:15am Trent got 4th this year Travis got 6th at NCAA's
#3	Twilly October 16 at 9:11am great match. Is this the year that Paulson won NCAA's?
#2	Ref? October 16 at 8:57am An exciting match. I remember watching it on TV when it aired here in Chicago. The officiating was a little weird. On the second takedown, they were in the same position for about 15 seconds, and then the ref finally gave the takedown. What changed? The stalling calls were a little iffy as well, considering the fact that Poeta was up 3 takedowns to 1 at that point. Both these guys are great though, and it's hard to believe Poeta was never a national champ.
#1	Cliff Fretwell October 15 at 11:23pm Good contrast in styles in this match. The leg attacks and quickness of Poeta vs. the upper body strength and position / hand fighting of Paulson. Some good scramables late in this one. I really like the overhead camera angle. I wish they'd do this more often in the televised matches.